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'Manufacturing… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q26)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 26

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, section C, question 26, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26 · 3 marks · Short answerManufacturing Industries

'Manufacturing industries are considered the backbone of economic development.' Justify the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about what factories do for farmers and for jobs.

Hint 2

Think about trade and foreign exchange.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Manufacturing helps in modernising agriculture and reduces the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income by providing jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors. Agro-industries raise farm productivity.

    1 mark

  2. Industrial development helps remove unemployment and poverty. Industries in tribal and backward areas reduce regional disparities.

    1 mark

  3. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and brings in foreign exchange. Raw materials are converted into finished goods of higher value. Hence industry is the backbone of development.

    1 mark

Answer: Manufacturing modernises agriculture, creates jobs, removes poverty and regional disparity, and earns foreign exchange, so it is the backbone of economic development.

Where the marks are

  • Modernises agriculture and reduces dependence on it, with employment (1 mark)
  • Eradicates poverty and unemployment, and reduces regional disparities (1 mark)
  • Exports bring foreign exchange and add value to raw materials (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Manufacturing Industries, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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